fretmeister Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 22 minutes ago, Dazed said: Yep I get it. It’s why I stopped playing in bands years ago. What and who you think are friends become different characters at the slightest hint of money, success or improving their own situation. Kept the friendships over the band. If your friends do that to you then they are not friends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 It was a split of people. Some remained friends and others not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 If you’re getting jerked around , get out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I was "fired" once. I noticed the band was gigging. . . . with a different bass player! I was never told, the band leader just stopped calling. Most of the people I know in the music business are nice, honest and reasonable. Of course there are exceptions, that's life. If you run into one of life's a-holes, they are not worth a second thought, unless they owe you money, just move on in the company of the good guys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Agreed ! I’ve had to deal with several shifty bandleaders , and decided it was not worth the aggravation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 On 16/02/2024 at 16:23, msb said: If you’re getting jerked around , get out. I'm out mate. My wife thought the singer was a Tw@t and so did another mate. I should have listened to them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I still get disappointed at the self serving decisions people make in music. But I'm getting over it now. I need the work. It used to be a passion, but while nowadays I'm still passionate about playing, it's a job first and foremost. My favourite singer and very close friend recently pulled out of a project I'd set up. I didn't get stroppy, she had a heavy workload and said she couldn't commit to it. Then not long after she went and auditioned for a busy function band. Does it sting? Fk yes. What's my attitude towards it? Stay cool, after all I may pick up some dep work with her new band. And she puts regular work my way in another project. If I stuck out my bottom lip and spat out my dummy, how much better off would I be? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 17 hours ago, stewblack said: I still get disappointed at the self serving decisions people make in music. That's never bothered me at all. We all make decisions that are - ultimately - self serving so I've never had a problem with a muso colleague who "gets a better offer". What does bother me is the musos who make self-defeating decisions that screw up everyone, including themselves, i.e. no one benefits from the decision, it's just a clusterf***. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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